The Art of Greece and Rome

Susan Woodford

Cambridge University Press, Feb 26, 1982 - Art - 128 pages

Susan Woodford illuminates the greatness of classical art and architecture and conveys a sense of the excitement that fired the creative artists of the time. The Greeks were quick to challenge time-honoured styles and, stimulated by the problems that sometimes emerged from their daring innovations, they invented solutions that have been considered classics ever since. The Romans recognized the Greek achievement and built on it, adding a talent for organization and flair for architectural construction on a huge scale to create an impressive art of their own.

About the author

Dr Susan Woodford teaches Greek and Roman art for the University of London and is engaged in research in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum. A former Fulbright scholar and Woodrow Wilson Fellow, she has written extensively on classical art for learned journals and is the author of several books including The Parthenon, Images of Myths in Classical Antiquity and a book dealing with later aspects of art history, Looking at Pictures.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Art of Greece and Rome; Cambridge Introduction to the History of Art
• Author: Susan Woodford
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, reissue
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1982
• ISBN: 0521298733, 9780521298735
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: Art / General; Art / History / Ancient & Classical